{"id":203,"date":"2008-10-18T08:11:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-18T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=203"},"modified":"2008-10-18T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-18T12:11:00","slug":"could-i-have-this-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"Could I Have This Dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’m a helpless romantic. So is my partner.<\/p>\n

Last night as I was driving home from my family dinner, I was thinking about the stories that I heard at the dinner to relate to my partner, since he didn’t go with me. <\/span>My preferred method of travel is to ride my Harley. Last night, however, I had to drive my truck since I promised a niece that I would bring her a piece of furniture that my partner had refinished for her.<\/span>

I decided to turn off the blather on the all-news radio station and pop in a CD to listen to some music for the remainder of the ride home. I hadn’t driven my truck or used the CD player in ages, so I didn’t remember what CD was in the player.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here I am, thinking of my partner, when “our song” starts to play. Yeah, it’s a romantic number, made famous by Anne Murray, that always brings tears to my eyes because I truly believe each and every word, as it applies to our relationship. Here goes (you’ll have to hum the tune along in your head):<\/p>\n

Could I Have This Dance?<\/b> by Anne Murray<\/u><\/p>\n

I’ll always remember the song they were playin’,
The first time we danced and I knew,
As we swayed to the music and held to each other,
I fell in love with you.<\/p>\n

Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we’re together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?<\/p>\n

I’ll always remember that magic moment,
When I held you close to me.
‘Cause we moved together, I knew forever,
You’re all I’ll ever need<\/p>\n

Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we’re together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?<\/i><\/p>\n

… When I got home, I put that CD in our system at home, grabbed my honey, and rest my head on his strong, broad shoulder as we danced, once again.<\/p>\n

Life is short: show those you love that you love them.<\/p>\n

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